Yes we Aga Khan: Ireland's horses and riders are ready for Rio

HATS and gladrags at the ready, the Dublin Horse Show is trotting into town with the world’s equestrian elites on its coat-tails. All eyes are on the Aga Khan trophy, arguably the most famous Nations Cup prize on the planet. Currently in Irish hands, the showjumping team under Ireland’s Chef D’Equipe Robert Splaine are under pressure to retain it as a matter of good old-fashioned, honourable national pride.

“It’s hugely important to us, being Irish, that we give a good account of ourselves on the home turf, in front of the home crowd,” Splaine explains.